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July 29, 2024 Current Moon Phase and Planetary Positions for the Northern Hemispheres

Source: MoonGiant.com

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Last Quarter phase. This phase occurs roughly 3 weeks after the New Moon when the Moon is three quarter of the way through it’s orbit around the earth. If you live in the northern hemisphere the Moons left side will be illuminated and the right side will be dark. For those of you in the southern hemisphere it will be the opposite with the right side illuminated. Also called a Third Quarter phase, it will rise around midnight on the eastern horizon and set in the west around noon the next day. In the days following the Third Quarter Phase the Moon’s illumination will decrees each day until the New Moon.

Visit the July 2024 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Last Quarter Phase

The Last Quarter on July 28 has an illumination of 46%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On July 28 the Moon is 22.55 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

Phase Details

Phase: Last Quarter
Illumination: 46%
Moon Age: 22.55 days
Moon Angle: 0.54
Moon Distance: 367,288.72 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,889,093.51 km

Source: currentplanetarypositions.com

London, England

29 July 2024
11:00 am GMT 12:00 PM BST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:06 Leo 49
Moon:24 Taurus 03
Mercury:02 Virgo 15
Venus:21 Leo 51
Mars:05 Gemini 54
Jupiter:13 Gemini 56
Saturn:18 Pisces 43 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 46
Neptune:29 Pisces 44 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 43 Rx

True Lunar Node:08 Aries 47 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Aries 44 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):03 Libra 20

Chiron:23 Aries 32 Rx
Ceres:09 Capricorn 46 Rx
Pallas:21 Scorpio 03
Juno:26 Virgo 20
Vesta:17 Leo 40

Eris:25 Aries 29 Rx

Fire:7
Earth:5
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:7
Mutable:6

Chicago, Illinois

July 29, 2024
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:07 Leo 03
Moon:27 Taurus 28
Mercury:02 Virgo 23
Venus:22 Leo 09
Mars:06 Gemini 04
Jupiter:13 Gemini 59
Saturn:18 Pisces 42 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 47
Neptune:29 Pisces 44 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 43 Rx

True Lunar Node:08 Aries 46 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Aries 43 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):03 Libra 22

Chiron:23 Aries 32 Rx
Ceres:09 Capricorn 44 Rx
Pallas:21 Scorpio 05
Juno:26 Virgo 25
Vesta:17 Leo 47

Eris:25 Aries 29 Rx

Fire:7
Earth:5
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:7
Mutable:6

Los Angels, California

July 29, 2024
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:07 Leo 08
Moon:28 Taurus 36
Mercury:02 Virgo 25
Venus:22 Leo 15
Mars:06 Gemini 08
Jupiter:14 Gemini 00
Saturn:18 Pisces 42 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 47
Neptune:29 Pisces 44 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 43 Rx

True Lunar Node:08 Aries 46 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Aries 43 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):03 Libra 22

Chiron:23 Aries 32 Rx
Ceres:09 Capricorn 43 Rx
Pallas:21 Scorpio 05
Juno:26 Virgo 26
Vesta:17 Leo 49

Eris:25 Aries 29 Rx

Fire:7
Earth:5
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:7
Mutable:6

A Little Humor for Your Day

When I become old

When I’m a little old lady, then I’ll live with my children and bring them great joy.
To repay all I’ve had from each girl and boy I shall draw on the walls and scuff up the floor; run in and out without closing the door.
I’ll hide frogs in the pantry, socks under my bed. And whenever they scold me, I’ll hang my head.
I’ll run and I’ll romp, always fritter away ….. the time to be spent doing chores every day.
I’ll pester my children when they are on the phone. As long as they’re busy I won’t leave them alone.
Hide candy in closets, rocks in a drawer … and never pick up what I drop on the floor.
Dash off to the movies and not wash a dish. I’ll plead for allowance whenever I wish.
I’ll stuff up the plumbing and deluge the floor. As soon as they’ve mopped it, I’ll flood it some more.
When they correct me, I’ll lie down and cry, kicking and screaming, not a tear in my eye.
I’ll take all their pencils and flashlights, and then .. when they buy new ones, I’ll take them again.
I’ll spill glasses of milk to complete every meal …. Eat my banana and just drop the peel.
Put toys on the table, spill jam on the floor. I’ll break lots of dishes as though I were four.
What fun I shall have, what joy it will be to Live with my children….just the way that they lived with me!

Merry Meet Dear Sisters, Brothers, and Friends, Welcome to WOTC! A Thought for Today

If you want to see some information on any tradition of witchcraft, please put it in the comment section or email Lady Carla Beltane at ladybeltane@witchesofthecraft.com. I will try to find some information to post about it.

May your and your family’s lives be filled with all things positive!

Blessed be.

Merry Meet dear Sisters, Brothers, and Friends, Welcome to WOTC! A Thought for Today

I am feeling a bit better not well enough to tomorrow posts too. Sorry for any inconvenience.

If you want to see some information on any tradition of witchcraft, please put it in the comment section or email Lady Carla Beltane at ladybeltane@witchesofthecraft.com. I will try to find some information to post about it.

May your and your family’s lives be filled with all things positive!

Blessed be.

Let’s Have Some Fun – Coloring Pages for Letting Your Inner Child Out

 

Merry Meet dear Sisters, Brothers, and Friends, Welcome to WOTC! A Thought for Today

I am down with the flu, oh yeah…lol. So, no tomorrow posts today. Hopefully I will be feeling better tomorrow and able to do the regular daily and tomorrow posts tomorrow.

If you want to see some information on any tradition of witchcraft, please put it in the comment section or email Lady Carla Beltane at ladybeltane@witchesofthecraft.com. I will try to find some information to post about it.

May your and your family’s lives be filled with all things positive!

Blessed be.

Full Moon Ritual by Raymond Buckland c.2016

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FULL MOON RITUAL

The moon is a powerful tool to use in Witchcraft. Each phase of the moon has its own power, and if we perform spells or rituals to coincide with the phase of the moon, our magick will be stronger.

After erecting circle at esbat but before cookies and wine, kneel with hands held high:

When the moon rides high
as she crosses the sky
and the stars on her gown trail behind
then we wiccan below
are all aglow
just to see her so brightly enshrined.

On the night of the moon
as I sing to the tune
of the Lady who watches above
I raise high my song
as she glides by so strong
and I bask in the light of her light.

Rhythmic chant

Isis, Astarte, Diana, Hecate,
Demeter, Kali, Inanna
(Repeat as often as wanted)

Lovely Lady, you have been known by so many people. Aphrodite, Territory, Diana, Ea, Freyja, Gana Isis and so many more have been your names. It is with these names do I adore and worship you with your Lord by your side, do I give you due honour and invite you to join me on this, your special night.

Sit and meditate

Descend my Lady; descend I pray thee and speak with me, your child.

Meditate; if you do not feel the spirit, do the following:

I am she who watches over thee. Mother of you all. Know that I rejoice that you do not forget me. To pay homage at the full of the moon is meet and right and brings joy unto yourself, even as it does me. Know that, with my good Lord, I weave the skein of life for everyone. I am at the beginning of life and at its end: The Maiden, The Mother, The Crone.

Where ever you may be, if you seek me know that I am always here for I abide deep within you. Look, then, within yourself if you would seek me. I am Life and I am Love. Find me and rejoice, for love is my music and laughter is my song. Be true to me and I will ever be true to you. Love is the law and love is the bond.

So Mote it Be!

From Raymond Buckland’s Complete Book of Witchcraft

 

Merry Meet dear Sisters, Brothers, and Friends, Welcome to WOTC! Thought for Today

I am having a very bad fibromyalgia flare today and it hurts to type so Monday posts will not go up until Monday unless it calms down later today.

After reading this I was reminded of the book The Four Agreements where it talks about a person’s best can change from minute to minute depending on how that person feels mentally or emotionally or spiritually or physically or a combination of any of these things. So if you cannot always be a 100% when doing something do not feel guilty or stressed because you are doing your best in that exact moment.

If you want to see some information on any tradition of witchcraft, please put it in the comment section or email Lady Carla Beltane at ladybeltane@witchesofthecraft.com. I will try to find some information to post about it.

May your and your family’s lives be filled with all things positive!

Blessed be.

July 20 Today in History

Events in History

1881 Sioux Indian Chief Sitting Bull surrenders to US federal troops

1921 Congresswoman Alice Mary Robertson becomes the first woman to preside over the floor of US House of Representatives

1969 Apollo 11 lunar module carrying Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin lands on the surface of the Moon. Seven hours later Armstrong becomes the first person to step on the moon at 10:56 p.m. EDT, Aldrin joins him shortly after. Michael Collins remains in orbit in the command module. [1]

1976 US Viking 1 lands on Mars at Chryse Planitia, 1st Martian landing

2017 China announces a plan against “foreign garbage”, banning the import of 24 categories of plastic and recyclable waste from 2018

Events in Flim and TV

1935 1st broadcast of “Gang Busters” on NBC-radio

1950 “Arthur Murray Party” premieres on ABC TV (later DuMont, CBS, NBC)

1977 10th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at El Cortez Hotel

1981 Irene Sáez, of Venezuela, crowned 30th Miss Universe

2000 33rd San Diego Comic-Con International opens at San Diego Convention Center

2006 39th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at San Diego Convention Center

2012 12 people are killed and 59 injured after a gunman opens fire at a Dark Knight movie premier in Aurora, Colorado,

2018 American director James Gunn fired as director of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” by Disney after past offensive tweets surface

2021 Leyna Bloom becomes Sports Illustrated’s first transgender cover model

Events in Sports

1858 Fee 1st charged to see a baseball game (50 cents) (NY beats Bkln 22-18)

1906 Brooklyn Superbas pitcher Mal Eason no-hits St Louis Cardinals, 2-0 at Robison Field, St. Louis

1911 Boston Red Sox Smokey Joe Wood no-hits St Louis Browns, 5-0

1912 Phillies Sherry Magee steals home twice in 1 game

1916 NY Giants trade future Baseball HOF pitcher Christy Mathewson to Cincinnati Reds

1920 Dutch soccer club Sportclub Heerenveen is formed; initially known as Athleta; KNVB Cup Champions 2008–09

1923 New York Yankees hit into a triple-play, but beat Philadelphia A’s 9-2

1924 18th Tour de France won by Ottavio Bottecchia of Italy

1938 IOC awards Helsinki, Finland 1940 Summer Olympic Games after Tokyo, Japan withdraws (Second Sino-Japanese War)

1941 Yanks beat Tigers 12-6 in 17

1942 Barbados dismiss Trinidad for 16 in 69 minutes, Derek Sealy taking 8-8; West Indian cricket domestic first class record

1944 Browns Nelson Potter is 1st pitcher suspended for throwing spitballs

1947 Tour de France: French rider Jean Robic takes lead on final stage to win overall classification; Pierre Brambilla of Italy mountains champion

1952 Emile Zatopek runs Olympic Record 10K (29:17.0)

Source: www.onthisday.com

7 Things You Should Know About Stonehenge

Get the facts on the iconic ancient monument, including how it once ended up on the auction block and what the wizard Merlin and Charles Darwin have to do with it.

1. Stonehenge was built in phases.

Around 3000 B.C. a circular earthwork was constructed at the site, consisting of a ditch (dug using tools made from antlers) with an inner and outer bank. Inside the bank were 56 pits, which became known as the Aubrey Holes, after antiquarian John Aubrey, who identified them in 1666. Archaeologists estimate Stonehenge was home to 150 or more cremation burials from approximately 3000 B.C. to 2300 B.C., and they’ve called it Britain’s biggest known cemetery of the time.

The two types of stones at the center of the monument, the large sarsens and smaller bluestones, arrived at the site sometime around 2500 B.C. Afterward, they were shaped using various stoneworking techniques and arranged in formations. The final stage of construction was a ring of pits now referred to as the Y holes, dug sometime between 1600 B.C. to 1500 B.C. The Y holes encircled another ring of pits called the Z holes, which were dug at an earlier time and surrounded the sarsens. Researchers are unclear as to whether the Y and Z holes served any purpose. It’s also unknown how long Stonehenge continued to be used after the Y holes were dug.

2. It’s a mystery how some stones got to the site.

3. Stonehenge once was put up for auction.

4. Theories abound about Stonehenge’s purpose.

5. Summer solstice gatherings were banned at Stonehenge.

6. Darwin studied worms there.

7. Stonehenge is just one of several prehistoric stone circles in Great Britain.

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July 21, 2024 Current Moon Phase and Planetary Positions for the Northern Hemispheres

Source: nineplanets.org

Moon Phase

The current moon phase for July 21st, 2024 is the Full Moon phase.

On this day, the moon is 14.89 days old and 99.56% illuminated with a tilt of 83.177°. The approximate distance from Earth to the moon is 372,232.14 km and the moon sign is Capricorn.

The Moon phase for July 21st, 2024 is the Full Moon phase. In this phase, the moon is 100% illuminated when seen from Earth (hence the name Full Moon).

The Full Moon happens when the moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun. The sunlight fully illuminated the moon, and this is what we call being “full”. The moon will be visible throughout the night sky as it rises at sunset in the east, transits the meridian at midnight, before setting at sunrise in the west.

The specific point at which the Full Moon occurs can be measured down to a fraction of a second. The time that passes between full moons is called the Synodic month and is 29.530587981 days long.

Fun fact: lunar eclipses can only happen within a few days of the Full Moon, but they don’t happen for every Full Moon because the moon’s orbit has a 5.1° tilt around the Earth compared to Earth’s orbit around the Sun. Only when the intersection of these two orbits is pointing towards the centre of the Moon do we get a lunar eclipse.

Phase Details

Moon age: 14.89 days

Moon illumination: 99.56%

Moon tilt: 83.177°

Moon angle: 0.54

Moon distance: 372,232.14 km

Moon sign: Capricorn

Source: currentplanetarypositions.com

London, England 1100 GMT 12:00 PM BST

Chicago, Illinois 1700 GMT 12:00 PM CDT

Los Angels, California 1900 GMT 12:00 PM PDT